Which to use
“intestines” and “intestins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,399
- “intestines” frequency rank
- #23,256
- “intestins” frequency rank
- 70655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intestines | intestins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de intestin. | Masculin pluriel de intestin. |
Where the eye mixes intestines and intestins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intestines runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against intestins's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intestines vs intestins
A purely visual mix-up. intestines (\ɛ̃.tɛs.tin\) and intestins (\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intestines is recorded at frequency rank #47,399, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tin\. intestins is at rank #23,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70655, this pair ranks #50,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intestines vs intestins
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intestines": -. Private to "intestins": -.
"intestines" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intestins" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intestines ← inetstines · inntestines · intesitnes · intesstines · intestiens · intestiness · intestinnes · intestinse
- intestins ← inetstins · inntestins · intesitns · intesstins · intestinns · intestinss · intestisn · intestnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intestines" and "intestins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intestines" vs "intestins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intestines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intestins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intestines" and "intestins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intestinales vs intestines". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.